Molding-machine.



W. J. BAJRD.

MOLDING MACHWE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 9, 1910.

Patented May 4, 1915.

w. J. B'AIRD.

MOLDING MACHINE.

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WILL J. BAIBD, 01: DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

MOLDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4t, 1915.;

Application med an a, 1910. Serial no. 571198.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, WILLIAM J. BAIRD; a citizen'of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in-the county of Wayne and State Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Molding- Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates generally to a machine for forming articles from plastic matcrial, and it consists in the construction thereof, in the arrangement and combination of parts, and in various details of construction, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

For the purpose of illustration, I have shown my invention as embodied in an automatic machine, especially designed for forming articles from clay, such for instance as flower pots.

In the drawings illustrating the invention,Figure 1 is a sectional front elevation of the machine, the lower base portion being omitted; Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation; Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of a portion of the mechanism for imparting an intermittent travel to the mold carrier; Fig. 4 is a. sectional end elevation of the same mechanism; Fig. 5. is an enlarged sectional elevation of the mechanism for actuating the former; Fig. 6 is a plan view; Fig. 7-is a detached plan view of the articletransfcrring means; Fig. 8 is a view in side elevation; Fig. 9 is a View in side elevation of the former; Fig. 10 is a plan view thereof;

Fig. 11 is a vertical central section therethrough; Fi 12 is a view in side elevation of the mold; Figs. 13 and 14 a plan view of the mold and a vertical central section therethrough; Fig. 15 a plan view of the transfer mechanism; Figs. 16 and 17 views in plan and in section of a modified form of trans ferring means; Fig. 18 is a detail perspec- "tive view of the releasing device; and Fig. 19 is an enlarged sectional View, illustratingmeans for purifying the material.

In construction, the ,machine comprises a base section 1, made preferably hollow to contain a number of the working parts of the mechanism, and provided with a door 1 through which access may be conveniently had to the interior parts. Rising from the base section is a standard 2, upon which is mounted for rotation in a horizontal plane a table 3, forming the mold carrier of the mechanism.

i is a supporting frame, rising vertically from the base section, as shown.

5 is the spinner or former, mounted upon the support for vertical reciprocation and rotation, and flare the molds arranged in a c rcular series on the periphery of the carrier 3 and adapted to register with the spinner. I

in general, the machine includes a mechanism for reciprocating the former and rotating the same during the reciprocation; means for intermittently rotating the mold carrier to bring the molds successivelyinto operative relation with the spinner or former; feed mechanism for automatically delivering material to the molds; and a delivery mechanism for delivering the finished articles; the several groups of mechanisms being timed to properly coiiperate, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

Considering, first, the former-actuating means, the construction is as follows: 7 represents a spindle for the former journaled in a vertical bearing 8 on the supporting frame 4, and extending through and held against endwise movement within a sliding head 9. The head is mounted for vertical reciprocation in a guide 10, and is operated by a crosshead 11 having a limited vertical play within the head opposed by a cushion spring 12. An adjustable collar 13 on the former spindle determines the extent of rela tive movement of the crosshead.

Motion is imparted to the crosshead by p a disk crank 14 journaled on a stub-shaft 15 (Fig. 5) actuated by a gear 16 carried by the crank and a driving pinion 17 meshin with the gear. This pinion the spindle and former are rotated by a driving mechanism, comprising a main drive pulley 18 upon a shaft 19 journaleol in the top of the supporting frame 4; bevel gears 20 and 21, the latter being splined upon the spindle; a driven shaft 22 carrying the pinion 17 sprocket gears 23 and 24 upon the shafts 19 and 22 respectively fixed and loose thereon, and a sprocket chain 25 connecting the gears' A suitable clutch, as 26, is fsplined on the shaft 22 for engagement with the sprocket -24. A level 27 projecting oatwardly beyond the machine front controls the clutch and governs the operation of the machine. I 1

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The referable construction of mechanism control ing the operation of the mold carrier includes a locking means for positively holding the carrier against movement during the rest intervals to permit not only of.

its upper end, the sleeve carries a gear 30,

and at the lower end a bevel gear 31 to which rotary motion is transmitted from the shaft 22 through a gear train made up of bevel pinion 32 upon said shaft, similar pinions 33-and 34 upon a shaft 35, a hevel gear 36 on the horizontal shaft 37, and a pinion 38 meshing with the bevei gear upon the sleeve 28.

ihe intermittent movement of the carrier efiected throughthe agency of a clutch 38 npenthe shaft 22, and a cam 39 con- ;g the clutch arranged upen a stub sha'f't driven by a gear trein cennecting with the shaft 22. This traimshown more clearly in Figs. 4- and 6, incindes'e pinion ii. upen the iatter shaft, agearf upon a stub sheiit 4:3", a gear pinien it upon said stnh shaft, and a gear fixed upon the cam shaft it end meshing with the pinion it. As shevvn in Fig. 3, shaft 22 ishrohen near its enter end, and the extremity ce rying the pinien 32 is eennected to and is di-connected irem the main sectien through the clutch.

' The cam is driven continuously, and is so fashioned as to cense an intermittent operation cf the eintch, and the desired step-by step mevenient cf the carrier, the molds heing hrccght te rest successively under the rotating iernier.

To inch t carrier during the rest intervais, i einpiey a spring-pressed locking bar 4&6 ionrnaied in hearings in the supporting frame nmediately adjacent the carrier, and a earn 4? simiiar to a'ndadjoining the cam 39., 'Eiing through, a stud 48 its operation. During each interval of rest, the her is pi rejected within one of a of recesses, firmed within the periphery, thus heiding the carrier ehseine ste'tienery, Williifliilfi feeding and fern heg is being effected. Upen the expiratien the rest per-ind, the her is automatiby its care, leaving the cen tier e e a-in. pesitiveiy rctated.

he .flf ttitm Tiiis mechanism cernin the pr e, hopper 56 for t. niateriai is te he snpptied to the amide, and ineens, the term cit an epe rtnred'dish 51 eda te cerry the nniter'iei directiy to the molds, and a spring ejeeter 52 ten fencing the material series andthe eperte from the di sli' apertures within the molds.

The disk has formed in its peripheral portion aseries of apertures or openings, as 53, corresponding to twice the number of the molds, and is pivoted in a horizontal plane above and to one side of the carrier 3 to discharge within thecentral portions of the molds. A stationary plate 53* beneath the disk and alining withthe discharge end of the hopper permits the proper fiiiing of the disk apertures with the material to beeffected. ihe disk is supported on a bracket 54, and the'bracket on the hepper, which turn. is rigidly attached the supporting -frame 4. The hepper is termed with. a tepered discharge end to fit the opening in the disk, and extends in immediate preximity to the upper face of thedieh, as shown 55 is a feed screw the heppenheving a drive connectien "with the shaft 22 thron h a bevel pinien 56 npen the 'npper end er the screw, a pinien 57 mounted on a bracket arm 58, speech-ct gears 59 end 60 cennected respeetiveiv te he gear 57 the shaft 22, and e spreehet-chain hl cennecting the gears.

The feeding describe-5i is rotated hy means ci a g as e2 thereen twice the diameter of, and meshing with the gear 30 upon the retery sleeve 28., p

The eiectcr is the term eii a pinnger mounted tier recipreeetien feeding dish. The parts are se arrengeii e n that upon the i;%ni;i cf the former or spin ner its ercssheed 11 engages the ejecter, causing the iatter force the meteriai the alining apertnre in the the meld therehenee 1 non upward movement the i "r, efectcr spring 63 restores the ejeeter'te it 7 pcsitien.

The deiivery mechanism the type of mechine'iiinstreted ceniprises mech anism for disengaging finished articie from the rneid, end. for entemeticaliy transferring the article from the zrnachine te preferahiy a snitahie .cenveyer. in detail, the construction is as fellows: Mounted centraliy within the standard 2 is a; red 54, adapted to be engaged at its upper end hy an adjustable stop h carried by the reciprocating former. its letter end, this red engages the iever 65, which in turn is connected to an ejector rod 66 mounted for reciprocatien Wi. in stetienary heering 6'3.

is e. spider upon the sieeve 28, and 69 are vertieai g carried at the @1 1" cf the Each is prcvided with a verticeiiy shiftable hase piete Zih'and fixed he and depending frein this pieteis a guide ted Ti that engages the guide in the spider thereheiewfl Opposite the stetienery hearing 67 is a standard 72 carrying at its upper end a .67, and 77 is a block sliding within the guide .carrymg upon its under face a projection or lug 78.

79 represents forked arms arranged upon a the table in pairs. (Fig. the arms in each pair alining and the pairs extending in right angular relation. A guide upon the table is provided for each arm, and the arms in each pair are united by a yoke member 81 that straddles the central member 75 and has a hinge connection 75 with each arm, permitting a vertical rocking movement for a purpose hereinafter set forth. Each of the arms described carries near its forked end a vertical projection 82 adapted to be engaged by the depending lug 78 on the sliding block. The block in turn is connected to a rod 83 extending horizontally through a bearing 84 and provided with a spring 85 between said bearing and a suitable head on the rod end. The free end of the rod described is connected to a bellcrank lever 86, fulcrumed upon the upright frame of the machine in the path of the reciprocating crosshead 11. 86 is an incline on each arm, adapted topass beneath the guide 80, and 86 is a spring arm support. The table 73 is driven by a gear train from the shaft 37.

87 is a bevel gear on said shaft, which meshes with a corresponding gear 88 upon the shaft 89 extending diagonally from the base section of the machine to and having a suitable bearing upon the standard .72. At the upper end of this shaft is a bevel pinion 90 (Fig. 6), which meshes with a pinion 91 on a stub shaft 99. carrying a pinion 93 on its inner end, which engages the bevel gear upon the lower face of the table 73. An endless carrier of any suitable type is preferably employed to receive the finished article.

When clay or similar plastic material is used for makingvessels, such as flower pots, table cups, saucers, bowls, and the like, it is desirable to use a lubricant of some kind, such as a thin oil, during the operation of fashioning the article. Itherefore preferably employ a suitable oil reservoir 96, mounted upon a suitable support 97 and provided with a delivery pipe 98 extending into operative relation to the mold that alines with the former. A valve 99 regulates the amount of discharge of oil through the pipe, while a valve 100 adapted to be operated automatically by a trip 101 upon the reciprocating former allows the oil to be discharged intermittently upon the material to be worked.

In operation, themain drive shaft-19 of the machine being rotated, motionis trans- -mitted simultaneously to the feed :indldelivery mechanisms, and the former, tl1e'=latter being continuously reciprocated and rotated during its reciprocation. former descends to operate within the registering mold, the finished article within the advanced mold is projected upwardly therefrom in a position for transfer to the carrier. The material is deposited within the mold next to aline with the former, and subsequently the transfer arm is moved inwardly into engagement with the raised article. During these movements the mold carrier is held stationary by its automatic lock, and

the filling of the aperture in the feed disk alining with the hopper is effected. The downward pressure the former exerts upon the material to be worked is gradually increased through the agency of the spring 12 until the crosshead is at the limit of its descent. During this period the rotation of the former spreads the material until it eonforms to the shape of the mold, a limited amount oflubricant having been admitted to facilitate the spreading of the material.

beneath the filled aperture of the feed disk.

At the same time, the table 73 rotates, in this instance a quarter revolution, transferring the finished article half way to the carrier. The operation described is repeated, and the arm of the transfer mechanism carrying the finished article moved another quarter revolution, bringing the article over the carrier or conveyer but out of'contact therewith, Upon the next descent of the former, the pair of, arms alining in the direction of the mold carrier are shifted through the agency of the projectioii 78 and the pin or stud 82 upon the arm. During the movement of the arms in the direction of the mold carrier, the arm carrying the finished article is depressed, by reason of the incline or cam thereon passing beneath its guide 80. Thus, the finished article is deposited-upon the carrier, and the complementary arm properly engages the article disengaged from the mold. This operation is repeated continuously as long as the ma- As the chine is'in operation,-a finished vessel being "deposited upon the carrier uponevery quarter yolu'tionof the table 73. he .modified construction of transfer llustrated in Figs. 16 and 17, I have he preferable formof-arm, this bein gio ff an adjustable construction whereby it may be adapted for transferrlng articles of depressin reciplrocated by the same mechanism. T

ondly, the opening of the jaws as the stud differentsizes. Provision is also made for the arm carrying the finished article before any other movement is imparted to it,*so as to depositthe article upon the carrier orother suitable support and disengage itself entirely from the article before the projection of its complementary arm into engagement with the article to be transferred.

In the figures referred to, pivotedjaws 102 are carriedat each end of the arm, a slide 103 travels within a longitudinal slot in the arm and carries a projecting stud 104,

corresponding to the stud 82 previously de:

scribed, that moves within a slot 105.

106 represent links connecting the jaws with the slide.

107 are guides upon the table 73.

108 are cross bars arranged upon the table for travel beneath the guides, .and 109 is a rod encircling the stationary member and connecting the bars 108, this rod being provided at each end with an upright projection 110. Each arm is provided with an incline 110, over which the bar 108 is adapted to'travel' for the purpose of. depressing 35.

the arm. The stationary guide 76 is provided in this instance with a pivoted bellcrank lever 111, carrying at its upper end an inclined rejection 112," and at 'its'lower end. a pivoted pawl 113.,The alining arms are jointed in the same manner as those previously described, and are adapted to be e transfer means, as illustrated in Fig. 17, shows a pair of arms in a position to'deposit the finished article and to be moved into engagementwith the vessel just disengaged rom the mold. Upon the forward travel of the block 77, the rod 109 is shifted, causing-first-the bar 108 to ascend the incline 110, thus efi'ectingnthe depression of the jaws supporting the ished article; sec- 7 104 travels within the slot 105; and, finally,

as the stud reaches the end of the slot, the

shifting of the alining arms; During this shifting movement, the jaws upon the arm' alining. with the arm just described are p09 sitioned about the article to be transferred from the mold. The arm is raised from. its depressed position, and immediately upon theascent of the former and the-consequent retraction of the block 77'the jaws are. closed about the article or vessel that is to be carriedawa from the mold. This isefiected by a pro ection 114 upon the bar 83, which,

during the forward movement of the block,

passes over the bell-crank 111, rocking the same inwardly, and upon the return movement of the block engages the bell-crank, which in turn-through its pivotedpawl 1 .3en ages the stud 104, causing the'latter totrave 1n its slot a distance suflicient-t close the jaws.

.With reference to the former or spinner that fashions the article, it is the present practice to. form the same with several.

flats or grooves running in line with the l central axis, which are designed to assist inreleasing the 'mold from the finished article after the spinning or s reading of thematerial is accomplished. t is found in practice that this construction does not satisfactorily relase or force the finished vessel from the former. I have therefore provided means for accomplishing this result, consisting of a series of grooves or flats, as 115, which are placed spirally on the periphery of the former and extend ina direction opposite to the direction of rotary movement, sothat they will act as a screw to automatically release'or screw free from the formed vesselas the former ascends. Not only will these grooves or flats serve this purpose, but they also assist in the perfect spreading or spinning of the plastic material, so that the vessels conform almost perfectly-to the shape of the molds or dies upon which they are being pressed.

The former I have also made in two sections, an upper member 116 and a lower 'member 117 the parts being splined one to the other, so that relative longitudinal movement will be permitted, but independent rotary movement revented. Thesections are so roportione that the division line 118 wi be at a considerable distance. above the bottom of the former, preferably'half way between the lower 'face and the lower edge of the collar 119. As a result of. this con struction, when the former comes incontact with the soft or of the former wil beclamped togetherand the joint elosed before there is any posslbility of the material traveling upwardly,

so as to be .forced therein. A bol't120 connects the former parts and limitsith'e relative longitudinal inovement,,and a spring plastic material the parts of spreading or memes and by admitting air into the grooves, thus preventin any tendency of the material to cling to the former. I

In the construction of mold Ihave formed the upper edge thereof with a removable ring 122 of hard material having its upper edge 123 a cutting edge. The collar 119 upon the former hasits lower edgev concaved to form the rounded top edge of the vessel, and is adaptedto pass within the ring 122, the outer edge 124 of the former ring having a cutting or shearing engagement with the edge 123 of the mold. As the parts described cocperate, the article or vessel being formed is provided with a smooth finished edge that requires no trimming, which is especially desirable in tableware, such as cups, saucers, and the like.

In the machine described, the mold and former are Shaped to produce flower pots, the centers of which have to be perforated for drainage. I therefore employ a hardened punch 125, on the spinner, which pierces through the material, forcing it through an opening 126 in the bottom plate of the mold which is provided for that urpose. Preferably, inclined openings 12 are employed leading from the main opening 126, which are adapted to carry the material clear of the ejecting rod, forming part of the operating mechanism for the bottom plate; also, vertical openings, as 128, are provided in the bottom plate for allowing the surplus material to escape during the pressing of the material in the mold.

In the practical operation of the machine, I have found that a sudden ejection of the article just formed is detrimental in that it has a tendency to collapse the vessel. I have therefore provided means in the machine described for effecting a slight gradual ejection or releasement of the article within the moldbefore it is finally delivered therefrom in condition to be carried away by the transfer mechanism.

The means preferably employed consist of an incline or cam 130 arranged beneath tlo series of molds in a position to be traveled over by the base plate rods or stems 71, the pitch of the incline being'very slight so as to merely free the sides of the vessel from contact with the mold. The parts are so proportioned that this separation continues gradually until the mold sets temporarily in a position for the ejectment of the article, at which time the base plate rod or 7 Stem passes out of contact with the cam.

To obtain the best results in the commer cial manufacture of plastic articles, I find it expedient to purify the plastic material by removing therefrom any and all foreign matter. To accomplish this, a' screen of proper mesh 131 is preferably applied to the discharge end'of the hopper, as shown in Fig. 19. Through this screen the ma terial from the hopper is forced by the stirring and feeding mechanism therein, and

all foreign matter is retained.

What I claim as my invention is,

1. In an automatic machine for shaping plastic material, the combination with a series of molds, means for intermittently feeding said series .of molds, a rotary former adapted to cooperate successively with each of said molds, feeding means for charging each of said'molds successively with plastic material, delivery mechanism for delivering the completed article from each of said molds successively, said former, feed- 1ng means, and delivery mechanism acting simultaneously on different molds during ejecting the finished article from another of the molds of the carrier, a transfer device, means 'operatively associated with the former operating mechanism for positioning the transfer device to cause the same to engage an ejected article during the rest period of the mold carrier, and means for shifting the transfer mechanism when the I mold carrier is moved.

3. In an automatic machine for shaping plastic material, the combination with a mold carrier provided with a series of molds, a rotary former positioned above said mold carrier, meansfor shifting sald mold carrier intermittently to successively bring the molds thereof into operative relationto said rotary former, means for locking the mold carrier against movement during its periods of rest, means for reoiproeating the rotary former to cause it enter one of the molds during the rest perlod of the mold carrier, means -for's'tmultaneously elevatin a finished article from another of the mol s of the carrier, a transfer mechanism means operable duringthe rest period of said mold carrier for operating the trans fer mechanism to cause it to engage the article so'elevated, and means operable upon the movement of the mold carrier {for-shifting the transfer mechanism with the-article so engaged.

4. In an automatic machine for shaping plastic material, a frame, a mold carrier rotatably mounted formovement in a horisontalplenein said frame andprovided witha series of molds, a rota former mounted for reciprocation in said ame above said rotary .mold carrler, a power shaft Journaled in said frame, gearing between said power shaft and said former for continuously rotating' the former, gearing between said power shaft and said mold carrier-for intermittently rotating the mold carrier-to we cessively bringthe molds thereof under said former, means actuated by the power shaft for locking the mold carrier against rotation, during its periods of rest, and gearing between the power shaft and the former for reciprocating the former during the periods of rest 'of the mold carrier to cause the same to enter one of themolds of said carrier.

plastic material, a frame, a mold carrier rotatably mounted in said frame'and provided with a series of molds, a rotary former mounted for reciprocation in said frame above said mold carrier, a power shaft j ournaled in said frame, gearing between said power shaft and said former for rotatin the same, gearing between the power shaft and the mold carrier, a clutch in said last.

' mentioned gearing, a lock for holding the mold carrier against rotation in said frame, cams for simultaneously actuating said clutch and lock, gearing for continuously driving said cam from the power shaft,and

gearing between the ower shaft and therotary former for reciprocatin the former during the periods of rest of t e moldvcar-v ner. a

6, In an automatic machine for shaping plastic material, the combination with a rotary former, of mechanism for reciprocating the same includin a driving member, and yielding means interposed between said member and the former, and an adjustable stop for limiting the downward movement of said former.

an automatic machine for shaping plastic material, the combination with a rotary former, of a disk crank and operating means therefor, a crossihead o erated by the crank for reciprocating the ormer, and a spring interposed between the head and former compressible upon the engagement of the latter with a mold.

8. Inan automatic machine for shaping' plastic material, a frame, a head mounted to reciprocate vertically in said frame, a yertlcally disposed shaft rotatably mounted in said head, a formercarried by the lower end of said shaft, a cross head yieldably connected to said head, and a crank rotatably vertically reciprocating rotary former I adapted to successively engage the molds,

an ejector ositioned beneath the moldseries to directly engage said' firstvme'ntioned ber to actuate said ejector. 10. In an automatic machine'for shaping plastic material, a mold carrierprovided with a series of molds, means for succesj sively charging the molds .with plastic-ma:

terial, mechanism for working the I material. the molds, means, for freeing the finished articles from the molds, transfer-mechanism 5. In an automatic machine for shaping,

sively charging the molds with plastie material, mechanism for working the material in the molds, means for freeing the finished articles from the molds, transfer mechanism for the finished articles comprising a sup port at one side of the mold carrier, a plurality'of arms carried by said support and ositioned in a horizontal plane, said-arms sing fashioned to engage with the finishedarticles', means for reciprocatingsaid arms longitudinally, and means for rotating said arms intermittently in a horizontal plane.

12; In an automatic machine for shaping plastic material, the combination with a semes of traveling molds, of means for charging the same'with plastic material, a rotary former engageable with the molds succes sively, means for freeing the finished articles from the molds, and a plurality of longitudinally reciprocating and intermittently rotating transfer members adapted to successively embrace and deliver the formed articles' 13. In an automatic machine for shaping plastic material, the combination with a series of traveling molds, of means for charging the same with plastic material a rotary former engageable with the .mol s successively, means for freein the finished articles from the molds, an a delivery mechanism for the formed articles comprising a pair of oppositely disposed. article-embracmg arms reci rocating periodically, means for periodica ly reciprocatin said arms longitudinally to engage and disengage with the articles and means for rotating sald aims intermittently. I a

14, In an automaticmachinefor shaping ticles from the molds, and a-delivery mechanism forthe finished articles comprising a plurality of intermittently traveling arms, means for shifting said arms longitudinally to successively bring the same into engagement with the finished articles and mecha-- nism for freeing the arms from the articles after the delivery has been effected.

15. In an automatic machine for shaping plastic material, the combination with an intermittently traveling series of -molds, means for charging the molds with plastic material, a rotary former engageable with the molds successively, means operable'upon the movement of the molds for initially releasing each formed article from its respec tive mold, and mechanism for subsequently separating the articles from the molds;

16; In an automatic machine for shaping plastic material, the combination with an intermittently series of traveling molds provided each with a movable base plate, of automatic means operable during the move ment of the molds' for initially raising the plates to gradually release the articles within the molds, and means for subsequently projecting the plates to permit of the removal of the articles.

17'. In an automatic machine for shaping plastic material, the combination with an intermittently traveling series of molds provided each with a movable base plate, of a projection on each plate, an incline beneath the molds, in the path of the projections, and an ejector acting successively upon the base plates to free the articles.

18. In an automatic machine for shaping plastic material, the combination with an intermittently traveling series of molds, of means for supplying plastic material thereto, a rotary former successively engaging the molds to form the articles, and a deliv ery mechanism comprising a longitudinally shiftable transfer device provided with complementary' movable jaws, and means for periodically shifting said device and operatlng thejaws to respectively embrace anddisengage from the articles.

19. In an automatic machine for shaping plastic material, the delivery mechanism comprising an intermittently rotating transfer member provided with a longitudinally movable member having oppositely disposed movable; jaws, a connection therebetween acting on operationto respectively open and close the same, and means) for periodically shifting the member and oper 'ating the connection,

20. In an automatic machine for shaping plastic material, the delivery mechanism comprising an intermittently rotating trans fer member provided with a longitudinally cate in said frame and adapted to successsively cooperate with the molds of said mold carrier, means for reciprocating said former during the periods of rest of said mold carrier, means for freeing the completed articles from the molds, and transfer mechanism for the completed articles comprising a support positioned at one side of the mold carrier, a table rotatably mounted on said'support, gearing between said table and said mold carrier, an arm carried by said table, and means for shifting said arm when the table is at 'rest to cause the same to engage one of the completed articles which has been freed from its mold.

22. In an automatic machine for shaping plastic material, a frame, a rotary mold carrier mounted in said frame and provided with a circumferentially disposed series of molds, a former mounted to reciprocate in said frame, means for intermittently rotating the mold carrier, means for reciprocating the former during the periods of 'rest of the mold carrier, means for freeing the completed articles from the molds, and transfer mechanism for the completed articles, comprising a support at one side of the mold carrier, a' table'rotatably mounted on said support and geared to rotate with the mold carrier, a transfer arm movably supported on said table, and means actuated by the reciprocation of the former for shifting said'arm on said table to a position to engage one of the completed articles which has been freed from its mold.

23. In an a automatic machine for shaping plastic material, a frame, a mold carrier rotatably supported in said frame and provided with a circularly arranged series of bar mounted on said table and provided at its ends with portions fashioned to engage and support one of the completed articles,

meansfor shifting said bar longitudinally while the table is at rest, and means for lowering one end of said bar as the same is shifted. l

24. In an automatic machine for shaping plastic material, a frame, a mold carrier rotatably supported in said frame, and provided 10 with a circular series of molds, a reciprocating former mounted in said frame, means for shifting said mold carrier intermittently,

' means for reciprocating said former in the eriods ofrest of said mold carrier, means for reeing the completed articles from the molds, a delivery carrier at one side of the mold carrier, and transfer mechanism comprising a support positioned between said delivery carrier and said mold carrier, a table rotatably mounted on said support and geared 25. In an automatic plastic working machine, the combination with a series of molds, ofa reciprocating'former, means for 1 outlet overlying shifting the 'molds to bring the same successively into operative relation to the formerya lubricant holder provided with a discharge nozzle overlying'one of said molds, and means actuated automatically by the reciprocation of the former. for causin a predetermined amount of lubricant to ow through said nozzle to the mold therebeneath.

26. In an automatic plastic working machine, the combination with a series of molds, of a reciprocating former, means for shiftin the molds to bring the same successive y into operative relation to the former, a lubricant holder rovided with an the 11101 and positioned so that the mo ds willpass thereunder as they are moired into operative relation to the former, a valve in said outlet, and a trip movable with the former and adapted upon the actuation of the former to shift said valve to permit lubricant to pass through the outlet to the mold therebeneath, K In testimony whereof I afix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

.LIAM J. BAIRD.

Witnesses:

Jams P. BARRY, W. K. Foal 

